Direct Access Barrister
Katrina Hyde
Direct Access Barrister
Katrina Hyde
Katrina has gained extensive regulatory and public law experience over the course of her career including Advisory Lawyer at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as an Ombudsman, as a lawyer in the Court of Appeal CD office, before returning to private practice. Katrina's breadth of experience gives her a deep understanding of the interface between individuals, businesses, regulators, and the state. Clients value Katrina's down-to-earth communication style, analytical clarity and integrity. She is equally at ease advising policy-makers, corporate clients, or vulnerable individuals, and has a proven track record of handling sensitive and high-stakes cases with discretion and fairness.
"...impressed by the quality and class of service " (Public access client)
"Thanks for the brilliant result." (Instructing solicitor)
Qualifications:
Trinity College Dublin - LLB 2:1 - 2001.
University of Law Bloomsbury - BVC - Very Competent - 2002
Called to the Bar in 2003
Birkbeck University - International Finance and Economics - HE Cert - First - 2017
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Area of Law
Employment and Pensions
Katrina acts for both employees and employers and in doing so she understand the interests, tactics and positions of both sides. Whether the employment relationship has come to an end or whether the employee is still in employment, Katrina can provide advice, for example on Tribunal proceedings or on the stages of negotiation. She is particularly interested in discrimination. She has also helped advise on post-employment rights and settlement.
In all areas of employment law Katrina:
· provides advice on merit and on quantum
· provides advice on strategy and tactics
· drafts:
o ET1/claim
o ET3/grounds of resistance
o skeleton arguments
o amendment applications
o grounds for the notice of appeal or Rule 3.10 applications
o grievance and appeal documents
o pleadings
o applications for disclosure
o schedules of loss
o without prejudice correspondence
Public and Administrative Law
Katrina has experience advising and acting in challenges to decisions of public bodies. Reported case: Ofogba v Secretary of State [2014] EWHC 2665 (Admin)
Judicial review
Ministerial powers
Statutory interpretation
Planning matters: Katrina also accepts instructions in planning matters and has experience of advising on Council Tax.
What sort of work do I do?
Katrina represents claimants and respondents, and clients value her down-to-earth manner, sharp legal insight, and ability to combine technical rigour with practical solutions. Send us your details through this portal and Katrina's clerk colleagues will get in touch with you.